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Ronald Maddison Leading Aircraftman Ronald George Maddison (c.1933-6 May 1953) a twenty-year-old Royal Air Force engineer who died whilst acting as a volunteer human guinea pig testing nerve agents at Porton Down in Wiltshire.
Ronald Martland Ronald Martland, CC (1909 — November 20, 1997) was a Canadian Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. Born in Liverpool, England, he was the second Albertan ever to be appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada.
Ronald McDonald Ronald McDonald is a clown spokesman for McDonald's fast-food restaurant chain. According to the book Fast Food Nation (2001), 96% of school children in the United States can identify Ronald McDonald, making him the United States' most recognized fast food advertising icon.
Ronald McDonald House Charities A Ronald McDonald House (named after Ronald McDonald) is a place where the parents of children that are in a nearby hospital can stay at night for reduced or no cost. The first Ronald McDonald House opened in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1974.
Ronald McKinnon Ronald McKinnon (born September 20, 1973 in Fort Rucker, Alabama) is an American football linebacker, currently a free agent in the NFL. He was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Arizona Cardinals out of the University of North Alabama.
Ronald McNeill, 1st Baron Cushendun Ronald John McNeill, 1st Baron Cushendun, PC (April 30, 1861) – (October 12, 1934) was a British statesman and Conservative Party politician. Born in Ulster, he was educated at Harrow and Christ Church, Oxford, graduating in 1886.
Ronald Montagu Burrows Ronald Montagu Burrows (16 August 1867, Rugby, Warwickshire, England - 14 May 1920, London) was Principal of King's College London from 1913 until 1920. He was also Professor of Greek at University College, Cardiff from 1898 until 1908 and the University of Manchester from 1908 until 1913.
Ronald Munro-Ferguson, 1st Viscount Novar Ronald Munro-Ferguson, 1st Viscount Novar, GCMG, KBE, PC (6 March 1860 – 30 March 1934), sixth Governor-General of Australia, was probably the most politically influential holder of this post. He was born at his family's home in the Raith area of Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, the son of a wealthy member of the British House of Commons of old Scottish descent.
Ronald Murray Ronald "Flip" Murray (born July 29 1979 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a professional basketball player in the NBA currently signed with the Detroit Pistons starting in the 2006-07 NBA season http://sports.espn.
Ronald Niel Stuart Ronald Niel Stuart (VC, DSO, RD, Croix de Guerre avec Palmes (France), United States Navy Cross) (26 August 1886-8 February 1954) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Ronald Noble Ronald Kenneth Noble (born 1957) is an American law enforcement officer, and since 1999 has been the the Secretary General of the international crime fighting organization Interpol. Prior to that, he was the Undersecretary for Enforcement of the United States Treasury from 1994-1996 in which he was responsible for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Ronald Opus Ronald Opus suicide case is believed to be one of the most bizarre hypothetical suicides and an urban legend. The incident was featured in the Paul Thomas Anderson film Magnolia with the protagonist renamed to Sydney Barringer.
Ronald Ossory Dunlop The artist Ronald Ossory Dunlop NEAC RA RBA (1894-1973) was born in Dublin in 1894. His mother, Eleanor Dunlop (née Fitzpatrick) was a watercolour artist and his father, Daniel Nicol Dunlop (1868-1935), was a great friend of W.
Ronald Pearsall Ronald Joseph Pearsall, (October 20 1927 – September 27 2005) was a writer whose scope included children's stories, pornography and fishing. His most famous book was The Worm and the Bud, which was about Victorian orgies, prostitution and fetishism.
Ronald Petrovický Ronald Petrovický, #26 (born February 15, 1977 in Žilina, Slovakia) is a Slovak ice hockey right wing currently (2005) with the Pittsburgh Penguins of the NHL. He played two seasons for the Calgary Flames (2000-01, 2001-02) and the season 2002-03 for the New York Rangers.
Ronald Pettersson Erik Ronald "Sura-Pelle" Pettersson (born April 16, 1935 in Surahammar, Sweden) was an ice hockey defenceman and right winger. He played 252 international games for Sweden between 1955 and 1967, including 13 IIHF World Championships and three Winter Olympics.
Ronald Radosh Ronald Radosh is an American historian specializing in the espionage case of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg. In the 1983 book, The Rosenberg File, he and co-author Joyce Milton conclude that the Rosenbergs were guilty of espionage.
Ronald Rauhe Ronald Rauhe (born 3 October 1981 in Berlin) is an athlete from Germany who competes in flatwater canoeing. He has won ten world championship gold medals in the Kayak discipline, more than any other kayak racer currently in competition.
Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975). At 69, he was the oldest person ever to be elected President of the United States.
Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site The Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, commonly referred to as the Reagan Test Site, is a missile test range in the Pacific Ocean. It covers about 750,000 square miles and includes rocket launch sites at the Kwajalein Atoll (on multiple islands), Wake Island, and Aur Atoll.
Ronald Reagan Federal Building and Courthouse (California) The Ronald Reagan Federal Building and Courthouse at 411 West Fourth Street in Santa Ana, California is an eleven-story courts facility on 3.94 acres that includes courtrooms, judges chambers, offices and courtroom galleries.
Ronald Reagan Federal Building and Courthouse (Pennsylvania) The Ronald Reagan Federal Building and Courthouse at 228 Walnut Street in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania is a twelve-story courts facility located in the central business district of the city. The building is owned by the General Services Administrationwww.
Ronald Reagan Media Award The Ronald Reagan Media Award is presented annually by the United States Sports Academy to individuals who have provided outstanding service to the community through acting, broadcasting, or photography. This person should exhibit the qualities of innovation, inspiration, and concern for the sport and its place in society.
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum is the presidential library of Ronald Wilson Reagan, the 40th President of the United States. It is located in Simi Valley, California, a few miles north of Los Angeles and may be accessed by driving to the Olsen Road exit of California State Route 23, which connects to the nearby Ronald Reagan Freeway, California State Route 118.
Ronald Reagan Trail The Ronald Reagan Trail is a collection of highways in central Illinois that connect villages and cities that were of importance to former United States President Ronald Reagan. The trail was established in 1999 by the state of Illinois' General Assembly, five years prior to former president Reagan's death in June of 2004.
Ronald Ridenhour Ronald Ridenhour, a young GI who had served in the 11th Brigade, was an investigative journalist who played a central role in spurring the investigation of the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War. He heard of the massacre from friends while serving in Vietnam.
Ronald Rich Ronald Rich is a blond British actor most famous for his role as Hans, the personal bodyguard of Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the 1967 James Bond film, You Only Live Twice. He is 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) tall and dwarfed even the 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) Sean Connery during their confrontation in Blofeld's apartment.
Ronald Richter Ronald Richter (1909-1991) was an Austrian, later Argentinian, scientist who became famous in connection with the Huemul Project and the National Atomic Energy Commission. This was intended to generate energy from nuclear fusion in the 1950s in Argentina, during the regime of Juan PerĂłn.
Ronald Riley Ronald ("Ron") Riley (born September 14, 1947) is a retired field hockey striker from Australia, who twice won the silver medal with the Men's National Team, first at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City and then eight years later, at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
Ronald Robertson Ronald Douglas Robertson (born August 22, 1920 in Roblin, Manitoba) is a retired politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1945 to 1958, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Douglas Campbell.
Ronald Robertson (figure skater) Ronald "Ronnie" Robertson (born September 25, 1937 in Brackinridge, PA; died February 4, 2000 in Fountain Valley, CA) was an American figure skater who was best known for his spinning ability. He won the silver medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics and twice won the silver at the World Figure Skating Championships.
Ronald Russell Sir Ronald Stanley Russell (29 May 1904 - 6 April 1974) was a British Conservative politician. He was Member of Parliament for Wembley South from 1950 until the constituency was abolished by boundary changes at the February 1974 general election.
Ronald Shaw Ronald Shaw (1920 - 9 August 1945) was a corporal in the Royal Air Force. He is noted for being the first prisoner of war to Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims and the second non-Japanese (the first being a Chinese civilian).
Ronald Schill Ronald Barnabas Schill (born November 23 1958 in Hamburg)) is a former judge, the founder of the German political parties Partei Rechtsstaatlicher Offensive (also called PRO or Schill-Partei) and Pro DM/Schill. He has also served as a senator in the government of Hamburg from 2001 to 2003.
Ronald Smith Ronald Bertram Smith (January 3, 1922–May 27, 2004) was an English classical pianist, composer and teacher, born in London. He was a champion of piano works from the romantic period; most notably those of Charles-Valentin Alkan, of whom he also wrote a biography.
Ronald Speirs Ronald Speirs (b. 20 April, 1920) was a Scottish-American officer in World War II with the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, and was a platoon leader of "D" or "Dog" Company.
Ronald turini At the age of sixteen, Montrealer Ronald Turini, holding a scholarship from the Conservatoire de musique du Quebec, met the legendary Vladimir Horowitz. Horowitz was sufficiently impressed to take him on as a student, one of the very rare students he accepted.
Ronald T Burr Ronald Terry Burr (born September 30, 1964) is an American entrepreneur, holder of 6 internet patents and the co-founder and original chief executive officer of NetZero currently the worlds 3rd largest Internet Service Provider. During his career he has created technology solutions for many of America's top companies, including IBM, Verizon Wireless, and Sempra Energy.
Ronald Talney Ronald Talney was born in New Westminister, British Columbia, Canada in 1936, but has lived most of his life in Oregon. He has published poems in numerous literary magazines and anthologies, and has published two books of poems, The Anxious Ground, from Press-22 in 1974, and The Quietness That Is Our Name, from Bohematash Press as part of the Pacific House Book Series.
Ronald Turner Ronald David Turner (born August 19, 1915 in Carman, Manitoba; died 1965) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1946 to 1956, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Douglas Campbell.
Ronald Volstad Ronald Volstad is a Canadian-born illustrator of Military History-related subject matter. His work is best known as box art for DML brand model kits and toy soldiers, and as illustrations for books published by the Osprey and Concord brands.
Ronald Wayne Ronald Gerald Wayne (born 1934) is the often forgotten "third founder" of Apple Computer (in addition to Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak). He illustrated the first Apple logo and wrote the Apple I manual.
Ronald Weigel Ronald Weigel (born August 8, 1959 in Hildburghausen, Thuringia) is a German track and field athlete and Olympic medal winner. In the 1980's through the middle of the 1990's he represented East Germany (and then Germany after 1990) as one of world's best in race walking.
Ronald White Ronald "Ronnie" White (April 5, 1939 - August 26, 1995) was an African American soul singer and songwriter, notable as a founding member of The Miracles, and the only member to survive all of that group's lineup changes.
Ronald Wilson Sir Ronald Wilson AC KBE CMG QC ( 23 August, 1922- 15 July, 2005) was a distinguished Australian lawyer, judge and social activist serving on the High Court of Australia between 1979 and 1989 and as the President of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission between 1990 and 1997.
Ronald Wilson Reagan College Preparatory High School Ronald Wilson Reagan College Preparatory High School (RWR) formerly known as Town of Lake College Preparatory High School, is a high school located at 4965 South 20th Street in the former Town of Lake neighborhood of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. It shares the Sholes Complex with two other schools: the I.
Ronald Winans Ronald Winans (June 30, 1956 - June 17, 2005), also known as Ron Winans, was born the second of 10 children to David and Delores Winans. He was part of "The Winans," which consisted of Ron and his brothers Marvin, Carvin and Michael.
Ronald Wright Ronald Wright (born 1948, London, England) is an author and historian. His nonfiction includes the bestseller Stolen Continents, winner of the Gordon Montador Award and chosen as a book of the year by the Independent and the Sunday Times.
Ronaldinho Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born 21 March, 1980 in Porto Alegre at 3:20 AM) is a Brazilian footballer, commonly known as Ronaldinho GaĂşcho (due to his being from the Rio Grande do Sul state of Brazil), or simply Ronaldinho. He became a naturalized Spanish citizen in January 2007.
Ronaldo Aparecido Rodrigues Ronaldo Aparecido Rodrigues, also known as Naldo, (born September 10, 1982) is a Brazilian football player who plays for Werder Bremen in the German Bundesliga. He plays as a central defender, signed in the summer of 2005, to replace Valérien Ismaël who left for FC Bayern Munich.
Ronaldo da Costa Ronaldo da Costa (born June 7, 1970 in Descoberto, Brazil) broke the ten-year-old marathon world record in 1998 in Berlin. The record was previously held by Belayneh Densamo from Ethiopia at the Rotterdam Marathon in April, 1988.
Ronaldo Martinez Ronaldo Martinez (born in 1953 or '54) is a cancer survivor who appeared in a series of much-publicized anti-smoking television commercials in the Northeastern United States. The commercials, originally produced and broadcast in Massachussetes in 2000 and reprised by The New York City Health Department in 2006, gained notoriety for their graphic depiction of Martinez's life after throat cancer.
Ronaldo Mota Sardenberg Ronaldo Mota Sardenberg, born on October 8, 1940 in ItĂş in the state of SĂŁo Paulo, is the Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations. He presented his credentials to the United Nations Secretary-General on March 25, 2003.
Ronaldo Rogério de Freitas Mourão Ronaldo Rogério de Freitas Mourão (born 1935), is a Brazilian astronomer and the founder of the Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences (Museu de Astronomia e Ciências Afins) (MAST), as well as a researcher and titular partner at the Brazilian History and Geography Institute (Instituto Histórico e Geográfico Brasileiro) (IGHB).
Ronaldsway Ronaldsway is a region in the south of the Isle of Man, in the vicinity of the towns of Ballasalla and Castletown. It is notable as the location of Ronaldsway Airport (although moves are afoot by airport management to have the airport rebranded as "The Airport, Isle of Man") and historically RAF Ronaldsway.
Ronaldsway railway station Ronaldsway is a request stop on the Isle of Man Steam Railway between Castletown and Ballasalla in the area of Ronaldsway, close to the Isle of Man Airport. It is situated behind the Ronaldsway Industrial Estate beside the Silverburn river.
Ronan O'Gara Ronan John Ross O'Gara (born 7 March 1977, San Diego, California, USA) is an Irish rugby union footballer, occupying the fly-half position (usually called "out half" in Ireland) for both Munster and Ireland. He toured with the Lions on their tours to Australia in 2001, and New Zealand in 2005 - although was edged out of the Test team on both tours.
Ronan O'Rahilly Ronan O'Rahilly is an Irish businessman in the music industry. He founded the pirate radio station Radio Caroline on March 28, 1964, on a ship anchored in international waters three miles off the coast of Essex, southeast England.
Ronan the Accuser Ronan the Accuser is a Marvel Comics alien primarily used as a supervillain, although he has been depicted as an anti-hero in subsequent story lines. He first appeared in Fantastic Four #65 (1967), and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
Ronan Tynan Ronan Tynan, MB, BCh, BAO (born 1960 in Dublin, Ireland) is a popular tenor, singing in the classical Irish style. He is most famous for his renditions of God Bless America performed at Yankee Stadium during important New York Yankee games, such as Opening Day, nationally-televised games, and playoff games.
Ronato Alcano Ronato (Ronnie) Alcano, OAM, CMH, OBE, ONZ, OC, nicknamed "Calamba" and "the Volcano" (born July 27, 1972 in Calamba City, Laguna, Philippines), is a Filipino professional pool player. He is the current [as of January 2007] WPA World Nine-ball Champion (men's division), after winning the 2006 tournament held in the Philippines, where he defeated German Ralf Souquet in the final by 17 racks to 11.
Roncador Cay Roncador Cay is a small Colombian island in the west Caribbean Sea off the coast of Nicaragua. The USS Kearsarge ran aground on a reef off the cay on February 2, 1894, and, being deemed unsalvageable, was declared lost by the United States Navy.
Roncesvalles Roncesvalles (French: Roncevaux, Basque: Orreaga) is a small village and municipality of northern Spain (Navarre Cities), in the province of Navarre; situated on the small river Urrobi, at an altitude of 900 meters (2,950 ft.) among the Pyrenees, and within five miles of the French frontier.
Ronco Ronco is a company that manufactures and sells a variety of items and devices, most commonly those used in the kitchen. Ron Popeil founded the company in 1964, and commercials for the company's products soon became pervasive and memorable, in part thanks to Popeil's personal sales pitches.
Rond Vidar Rond Vidar was a fictional character in the Legion of Super-Heroes comic series, published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jim Shooter and first appeared in issue # 349 of Adventure Comics (cover date October, 1966).
Ronda Campesina Ronda Campesina (English: Peasant Round), is a name given to autonomous peasant patrols in rural Peru. The rondas were especially active during the early 1980s in northern Peru and during the insurgency by the Maoist group Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path) and by the TĂşpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement.
Rondane National Park Rondane National Park (Norwegian: Rondane nasjonalpark) is the oldest national park in Norway, established on December 21, 1962. The park contains ten peaks above 2000 metres (6560 feet), with the highest being Rondslottet at an altitude of 2178 metres (7146 feet).
Rondò Veneziano Rondò Veneziano is a famous Italian chamber orchestra incorporating a rock-style rhythm section of synthesizer, bass guitar and drums, directed by Maestro Gian Piero Reverberi. It has produced as of 2005 26 musical albums, almost one for each year since its founding in 1979.
Ronde van Vlaanderen 2006 The 90th edition of the Ronde van Vlaanderen cycling classic was ridden on Sunday, 2 April, 2006. Last year's (see Ronde van Vlaanderen 2005) winner Tom Boonen was the favourite before the start and he won the second time in a row.
Rondeau (poetry) A Rondeau is a form of French poetry with 15 lines written on two rhymes, as well as a corresponding musical form developed to set this characteristic verse structure. It was one of the three formes fixes (the other two were the ballade and the virelai), and one of the verse forms in France most commonly set to music between the late 13th and the 15th centuries.
Rondel (dagger) A rondel (pronounced or ) or roundel was a type of stiff-bladed dagger in Europe in the late Middle Ages (from the 14th century onwards), used by a variety of people from merchants to knights. It was worn at the waist and might be used as a utility tool, or worn into battle or a jousting tournament as a side-arm.
Rondel (poem) A rondel is a variation of the rondeau in which the first two lines of the first stanza are repeated as the last two lines of the second and third stanzas, thus a rhyme scheme of ABba abAB abbaA(B). (Sometimes only the first line of the poem is repeated at the end.
Rondeletia odorata Rondeletia odorata (Panama rose) is originally from Panama and Cuba, Panama rose is an evergreen shrub, 6 to 10 feet tall, opposite sessile, ovate to oblong leaves with wavy margins, 2 inches long. From summer to fall, it blooms with beautiful, fragrant reddish orange, tubular flowers with yellow throats.
Rondell White Rondell Bernard White (born February 23, 1972 in Milledgeville, Georgia) is an outfielder and designated hitter in Major League Baseball and currently is on the Minnesota Twins. His career batting average is .
Rondellus In music rondellus is the formalized interchange of parts or voices according to a scheme, often used in English conducti and frequently in English motets of the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries, but never used for an entire piece (Caldwell 1992, p.47).
Rondo Rondo, and its French equivalent rondeau, is a word that has been used in music in a number of ways, most often in reference to a musical form, but also in reference to a character-type that is distinct from the form. Although now called rondo form, the form started off in the Baroque period as the ritornello form, coming from the latin word ritornare meaning "to return", indicating the return to the original theme or motif ("A").
Rondo Days Rondo Days is an annual weekend festival held in mid-July in St. Paul, Minnesota that commemorates the Rondo neighborhood, an African-American community that was destroyed by the construction of Interstate 94 in the mid 1960s.
Rondo Hatton Rondo Hatton (April 22, 1894 – February 2, 1946) had a brief, but prolific career playing thuggish bit parts in a slew of Hollywood, California B-movies. He was known for his brutish facial features, due to his acromegaly, a disorder of the pituitary gland.
Rondout Creek Rondout Creek is a tributary of the Hudson River in Ulster County, New York, that rises on Rocky Mountain in the eastern Catskills, flows south into New York City's Rondout Reservoir, then into the valley between the Catskills and the Shawangunk Ridge, where it goes over the spectacular High Falls and finally out to the Hudson at Kingston, receiving along the way the Wallkill River.
Rondout Reservoir Rondout Reservoir is part of New York City's water supply network. It is located 75 miles (120 km) northwest of the city in the Catskill Mountains, near the southern end of Catskill Park, split between the towns of Wawarsing in Ulster County and Neversink in Sullivan County.
Rondout, Illinois Rondout, Illinois is an unincorporated village along Illinois State Highway 176 (Rockland Road) between I-294 and US 41 in Lake County, Illinois. Rondout shares a border with Knollwood, Illinois, another unincorporated section of Lake County.
Ronell Wilson Ronell Wilson is accused of murdering two police undercover officers in Staten Island, New York, in 2003. His trial before Judge Nicholas Garaufis of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York began on November 27, 2006.
Ronen Segev Ronen Segev (also known as Ronnie Segev) is a classical pianist. He was educated first at the High School for Performing Visual Arts in Houston, Texas before moving to Juilliard, where he studied under Veda Kaplinsky.
Rong Yiren Rong Yiren () (born 1916 in Wuxi, Jiangsu, died in October 26, 2005 in Beijing) was the Vice-President of the People's Republic of China from 1993 to 1998 and was heavily involved with the opening of the Chinese economy to western investment. It is from this second accomplishment that he gained his nickname, "The Red Capitalist.
Rong Zhijian Rong Zhijian, also often called Larry Yung Chi Kin, is the chairman of CITIC Pacific, a Hong Kong-based conglomerate. According to Forbes Magazine, he is the wealthiest person in mainland China, with a personal net worth of $1.
Rongé Island Rongé Island or Cuverville Island or De Rongé Island or Isla Curville or Rouge Island is a high, rugged island 5 miles long, the largest island of the group which forms the west side of Errera Channel, off the west coast of Graham Land. Rongé Island is located at .
Rongbuk Monastery Rongbuk Monastery (; ) is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery of the Nyingma sect in Basum TownshipTibetan in Wylie transliteration: dpa’ gsum; Chinese: Bāsōng Xiàng 巴松乡, Dingri CountyTibetan in Wylie transliteration: ding ri; Chinese: Dìngrì Xiàn 定日县, Xigazê Prefecture of the Tibetan Autonomous Region, China. It houses thirty Buddhist monks and thirty nuns.
Rongel Point Rongel Point (Nos Rongel 'nos ron-'zhel) is an ice-free tipped cape forming the ENE side of the entrance to the 710 m wide nameless cove indenting for 250 m the coast behind Rongel Reef on Livingston Island, Antarctica. The point emerged during a recent glacier retreat.
Rongel Reef Rongel Reef (Bulgarian: Rif Rongel 'rif ron-'zhel), is a moraine reef in the Emona Anchorage in the eastern parts of Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The reef emerged during a recent glacier retreat.
Rongo In Māori mythology, ‘’’Rongo’’’ is a major god, the god of cultivated food, especially the kūmara, a vital food crop. Other food crops cultivated by Māori in traditional times include taro, yams (uwhi), cordyline (tī), and gourds (hue).
Rongorongo Rongorongo or ko hau rongo rongo ("chants" or "lines of recitations" in the Rapa Nui language, because they were probably chanted by chieftans or scribes) is one of three scripts of Easter Island (or Rapa Nui as it is known by its inhabitants), the others being the ta'u and Mama scripts. All three scripts are read in reverse boustrophedon fashion (bottom to top).
Ronchetti Cup The Ronchetti Cup (called till 1996 European Cup Liliana Ronchetti) was an annual basketball European club competition held by FIBA between the years 1972 and 2002. It was the second competition in European basketball, after the European Cup For Women’s Champions Clubs (later renamed EuroLeague Women).
Roni Benise (musician) Roni Benise is a self taught and self described "Nouveau Spanish Flamenco Guitarist". Lately his Nights of Fire production has aired on many PBS-affiliated stations, and he performed a related tour throughout 2006.
Roni Size Roni Size (born Ryan Williams, 29 October 1969, in Bristol, England), is a drum and bass DJ and producer. He came to national prominence in 1997 as the founder and leader of Reprazent, a drum and bass collective.
Roni Stoneman Veronica Loretta "Roni" Stoneman (born May 5, 1938) is a noted bluegrass banjo player and former member of the Hee-Haw gang having played the role of Ida Lee Nagger, the ironing, nagging wife of Gordie Tapp.
Roni Tran Binh Trong Roni Tran Binh Trong is a Finnish singer of Vietnamese ancestry who rose to popularity after placing sixth in Idols Finland 2, the Finnish version of Pop Idol. He was born in 1987 in Thailand but has lived most of his life in Hyvinkää, Finland.
Ronii Ronii (born on October 16, 1978 in Camden, New Jersey) is an American musician. His music has spanned a myriad of styles; though his early material was firmly rooted in R&B, funk and soul, he has constantly expanded his musical palette throughout, absorbing many other genres including new wave, pop, rock, blues, jazz, and hip-hop.
Ronin (comic book series) Ronin is a graphic novel by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley in which a ronin is re-incarnated in a dystopic near-future New York. The six-issue work shows some of the strongest influences of manga on Miller's style, both in the artwork and narrative style.
Ronin (film) Released in 1998, Ronin is an action/thriller that tells the story of a group of former intelligence agents who team up to steal a mysterious metal case. Starring Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone, Stellan SkarsgĂĄrd, Sean Bean, and Skipp Sudduth, with Jonathan Pryce, Katarina Witt, and Michael Lonsdale in supporting roles.
Ronin Publishing Ronin Publishing, Inc., is a small press in Berkeley, California, founded in 1983 and incorporated in 1985, which publishes books as tools for personal development, visionary alternatives, and expanded consciousness.

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